JetBlue Co-pilot

JetBlue Co-pilot, The crazed pilot screaming about bombs on board who terrified his JetBlue passengers was tricked into leaving the cckpit by a savvy co-pilot who emerged Wednesday – along with passengers who tackled the raving captain – as the hero of a tense drama high above Texas.

More details emerged about the harrowing flight that made an emergency landing in Amarillo Tuesday after the co-pilot locked the armoured door – designed to thwart armed hijackers after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – and quickly changed the secret code to keep the captain, who was pounding on it from outside, from gaining entry.

“They’re going to take us down!” screamed Captain Clayton Osbon. “They’re taking us down. They’re going to take us down. Say the Lord’s Prayer. Say the Lord’s Prayer,” shaken passengers recounted after the flight landed. He also raved about al-Qaeda and bombs and threats, referring to Afghanistan and Iran.